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MOB to COU: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
605 mi
974 km · 526 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
605 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MOB — Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile, United States
- COU — Columbia Regional Airport · Columbia, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MOB
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport44 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base45 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport53 mi away
Near COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MOB from COU?
The flight distance from Mobile (MOB) to Columbia (COU) is 605 miles (974 km, 526 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOB to COU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MOB to COU?
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